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This resource contains articles written by leading scholars in the field and is published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. The online edition is presented by the Oklahoma State University Library Electronic Publishing Center. Content includes more than 2,450 entries, including biographies, geographical features, town and county histories, major events and historical movements.

Introduces the research, ideas, and the breadth of applications within the field. Heavy attention is given to health science and transportation, with entries such as algorithms for genomics, optimization and radiotherapy treatment design, and crew scheduling.

Includes more than 2,000 articles covering African, Islamic, Jewish, Russian, Chinese, and Buddhist philosophies; bioethics and biomedical ethics; art and aesthetics; epistemology; metaphysics; peace and war; social and political philosophy; the Holocaust; and feminist thought. Also features biographical entries on major figures in philosophical thought throughout history.

Covers research in chemistry, molecule biology, mathematics, and engineering with over 800 articles and 7,000 photographs. Emphasis is on information processing, environmental science, biotechnology, and biomedicine.

Presents over 500 articles, covering the entire field of polymer science and technology. Subjects covered include polymeric materials, polymer properties, polymerization methods, processing, and uses. Special emphasis is put on new and advanced polymeric materials for various applications (e.g. coating, water filtration, energy, and biomedical applications, etc.), new and improved characterization and analytical methods, and modern processing technology.

This encyclopedia's 30,000 entries cover all genres and periods of popular music from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. Also includes thousands of new entries on trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system.

This encyclopedia covers the major psychotherapies currently in practice as well as the classical approaches that laid the foundation for the various contemporary treatment approaches. In addition, the encyclopedia identifies the scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of the therapies and reviews the theoretical basis of each therapy.

Presents a cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture.

Encyclopedia of Religion in America examines how religious history and practices are woven into the political, social, cultural, and historical landscape of North America. This reference work covers the origins, development, adaptation, influence, and interrelations of the many faiths practiced, including major world religions, new religious sects, cults, and religious movements that originated or had an influence in the United States.

A compendium of theory, design methods, and applications as well as an examination of technologies and future trends. Each article includes an overview of the subject, followed by in-depth descriptions of important theory, technology developments, and applications. Features such key topics as electromagnetics, wave propagation, RF circuits, RF receivers, microwave Antennas, CAD techniques and modeling, communications systems, radio technologies, remote sensing, and more.